| Most folks these days are sick and tired of seeing | | | | upper back, shoulders and arms. The bench can and |
| adverts about the latest protein powders and weight | | | | should be changed to perform incline and decline |
| gain pills that "guarantee" muscle gains in like a week | | | | presses (incline for upper chest and decline for lower |
| without you even needing to set foot in a gym...or | | | | chest), which will provide complete development for |
| something like that. | | | | the upper body. |
| You and I both know that those kinds of claims are | | | | Make sure you regularly change up the angle of the |
| just there to sell more product, right? Fact is though, | | | | bench in your bodybuilding workout routines to get the |
| that many genuine folks feel lost in figuring out a good | | | | most out of this exercise. |
| bodybuilding workout routine that will allow them to gain | | | | Lunges |
| muscle in a natural way without resorting to all that | | | | Another super lower body exercise, these are |
| junk. | | | | sometimes forgotten by folks, since most guys are |
| The key to any successful bodybuilding workout | | | | more concerned with upper body exercises in their |
| routine is mindset and the ability to follow through with | | | | bodybuilding workout routines. |
| your commitment - that really is the hardest part. Once | | | | Lunges are ideal for those who have trouble |
| you have that down, then it is just a case of following | | | | performing squats due to lower back problems, as |
| a process of proven exercises that make the most of | | | | these work the quads and glutes. You can decide |
| your muscle building potential. | | | | which part of the leg to focus on by changing up the |
| These exercises are typically free-weight compound | | | | length of your stride. This is a good way to add some |
| exercises that give a large range of motion and get | | | | variety to your exercise routine and make sure you |
| lots of muscle groups working at once. By doing this | | | | are getting the maximum overall development. |
| you produce more natural muscle building hormones, | | | | Rows |
| are able to lift heavier weights, prevent over training, | | | | Rows, or bent over rows as they also known, are a |
| AND spend less time down the gym. Sounds good, | | | | great upper body exercise and ideal for hitting those |
| right? | | | | muscles that the chest press doesn't quite get. These |
| Below are the top 5 exercises that should be a "core" | | | | are the back, lats, trapezius, and biceps - since rows |
| of any decent bodybuilding workout routine - they are | | | | are almost a reverse of a chest press, they are a pull |
| known as the "big basic" exercises...in other words, | | | | exercise, and the bench press is a push exercise. |
| fundamental to successful bodybuilding. | | | | By performing rows in your bodybuilding workout |
| Squats | | | | routine you reduce the number of bicep exercises |
| The king of bodybuilding workout routine exercises | | | | needed for the same result, helping you to spend less |
| these recruit more muscle per rep than any other | | | | time down the gym. |
| exercise, and are the ultimate lower body exercise. | | | | Pull Ups / Push Ups |
| Best performed with a free weight barbell it is ideal to | | | | Pull ups and push ups are great additions to any |
| get someone to spot you because the large range of | | | | bodybuilding workout routine and ideal for any folks |
| motion can get tough on the last couple of reps. If | | | | who have trouble getting to the gym, or find that other |
| you're on your own feel free to use the squat machine | | | | people are already using the weights (if you go to a |
| as it is safer. | | | | gym in a busy city you'll know exactly what I mean). |
| Make sure you prevent your back from curling, and | | | | Don't be put off by their simplicity, they are still the best |
| keep a good wide stance. | | | | upper body body weight exercises out there. Again |
| Bench Press | | | | vary up the exercises by widening or closing your grip; |
| If squats are the king, then the bench press is the | | | | performing overhand and underhand pull ups; and |
| queen. Simply the best and most popular upper body | | | | strapping a weight to your back for push ups, or |
| exercise, and with good reason - they work the chest, | | | | weights to your ankles for pull ups. |